why didn't you tell me, Jenny?

So today is the first Sunday of the new Village Dallas campus!!!! I am going to the five o'clock service tonight...if I am not lazy and apathetic about it, both of which I am feeling right now. Oh great. But there is the fact that I didn't go to TFC this morning to at least guilt me into going, if not motivate me. It is soooooooo sad that I have to be guilted into going to church today. UGH, that is just so not okay on any level!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why don't I want to go to church?????

Well, because it's not easy. Because I've never been there. Because for once in my life I have to submit and let that church take care of me and teach me before I can help teach others. I don't like to do that much. I don't like to submit. I'm willing enough to be bailed out, but I don't like it and I wish I could just get a grip on myself. I'm so tired of having to be bailed out...

I have so much music to practice, it's not even funny. And I'm not even giving a recital this semester...I'd like to do one next semester though!!!!!

Waking up with a headache is a horrible thing, and doesn't bode well for the rest of the day.

here, have some pie

School ought to be good this semester. I say ought to...the only thing that will be a huge annoyance (so far!) is that because I'm a music education major, I have to help out with all kinds of middle school and high school choir and band contests and events. Which means driving to Denton even MORE often, which is upsetting. I have already used SO much gas this week, it's insane.

New goal: memorize one verse of Scripture every week. I haven't actively memorized Scripture since about ninth grade. Sad day. And I have a feeling that there will come a time in my life where all I will have is the Scripture that is stored in my heart...so I want to be ready for that time, whenever it comes and however long it lasts, a day, a week, a year...

Two missions for the month of September: send my friends at school care packages (with homemade goodies and HANDWRITTEN letters!!!), and make a Taylor Swift cake. That's right, a Taylor Swift cake. You'll see what I mean.

Something I've noticed...I was in a great mood when I got to school these past few days because on the way there, I sang along with my old choir CDs, most of which are sacred songs. And an hour of singing my heart out, praising God through music, is an INCREDIBLE start to any day!!! That is what God always meant for me to do: praise Him through music. And when you do what He meant you to do...life makes sense.

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die - I scarce can take it in!
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin!!!

Then sings my soul! My Savior God to Thee!
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art
HOW GREAT THOU ART!!!!!